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Pacific Exchange To Trade Ask Jeeves Options

Date 04/06/2003

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced today that it will begin trading options on Ask Jeeves, Inc. (ASKJ/AUK) on Thursday, June 5, 2003.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Practice Note On Continuing Education Programme For Directors

Date 04/06/2003

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is issuing Practice Note 15/2003 (PN15/2003) on Continuing Education Programme (CEP) for directors of public listed companies.
Korea Stock Exchange Monthly Report

Date 04/06/2003

Stock Market May April Change % KOSPI 633.42 599.35
Joint Venture Between Mexican Derivatives Exchange And The Spanish Futures And Options Exchange - The Main Purpose Of This Joint Venture Is To Develop The Options Market In Mexico

Date 04/06/2003

On June 2 a joint venture agreement was signed between MexDer (the Mexican Derivatives Exchange) and the Spanish Futures and Options Exchange (MEFF), primarily for the purpose of developing an options market in Mexico. Under the terms of the agreement, the Spanish institution becomes a shareholder of MexDer, with a 7.5% stake in its capital stock.
Introduction Of ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV On The Continuous Segment Of Euronext Brussels

Date 04/06/2003

On Wednesday 4 June 2003, 10,507,810 ordinary shares of the company ICOS Vision Systems Corporation NV (ICOS), representing the entire issued capital of ICOS, were admitted on the continuous segment of the First market of Euronext Brussels. At a later to be determined date, a maximum of 245,300 shares can be created following the possible exercise of options reserved to the staff .

HEX To Commence Rationalisation Negotiations In IT Development Unit

Date 04/06/2003

HEX Plc will start rationalisation negotiations in its Corporate IT Development unit, which employs 80 people. Staff reductions are estimated at 8-15.
FTSE Global Classification Universe Now Available

Date 04/06/2003

The FTSE Global Classification Universe is the most comprehensive company classification database in the world. The universe contains extensive data for over 30,000 companies from 59 countries.
Eurex News Flash - Bund Sets New Daily Volume Record

Date 04/06/2003

Eurex announces that the Bund Future reached a new all-time daily high today with 2,138,321 contracts traded. This figure is a 17 percent increase over the previous record of 1,827,619 contracts traded on September 5, 2002, and marks the first time more than two million contracts traded in one contract.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The Preliminary KBX Portfolio Has Been Selected

Date 04/06/2003

The coming KBX portfolio will hold 65 shares as against 64 today. The portfolio is preliminary, and the Copenhagen Stock Exchange reserves the right to change the portfolio until five trading days prior to the effective date, i.e. until 24 June. The final portfolio enters into force on 1 July 2003.
CME Sets Exchange-wide Open Interest Record

Date 04/06/2003

Open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) rose to record levels yesterday, June 3, with 24,835,531 positions, surpassing the Dec. 12, 2002 record of 24,804,321 open positions. CME has the largest futures and options on futures open interest of any exchange in the world.